BY S KWAGALA
The first ever Kidney transplant was conducted at Mulago National Referral Hospital .
This happened this week on 20 December 2023 at Mulago with a team of Ugandan specialists led by Prof Frank Asiimwe together with specialists led by Dr.A Sashi Kiran from Yashoda Hospital in India.
This has come as a mark for the beginning of the Kidney transplant program in Uganda.
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Mark Maurice Kiyemba of Munyonyo Kampala, the recipient had been on dialysis for two years .
According to Dr. Ruth Aceng , the Health minister’s report during a press briefing, the two both donor and recipient are doing well .
Following the operation, a team of specialists that did the historic transplant paid a courtesy call to the president Yoweri Museveni who pledged support more work .